I inherited a garage conversion, but it's far from perfect — this is what I wish the previous owners had done differently

Home office in a converted garage with large window bringing in light.

I've spent more than a decade writing about how homeowners can add space to their homes extending or converting underused areas, but what I find rarely gets mentioned is what happens when you move into a house that has already had the work done.

My house had undergone some remodelling before I moved in, including a small extension at the back of the garage, walls had been removed to open up the kitchen into a spacious kitchen diner, and a garage conversion to a utility room, with a small WC, and a home office.